Affordable or Low cost housing is a term used to describe dwelling units whose total construction cost are considered “affordable” to a group of people within a specified income range. But one cannot compromise on the minimum circulation space requirement and the efficient use of available space to make a space affordable. Individual buildings, layouts, clusters etc. should be designed considering economic factors at hand from the beginning of project. Adoption of cost effective systems should be done right from the design stage.

In a developing nation like India, the technology used should be such that the skill required for erecting buildings should be available under the rural, urban as well as metropolitan conditions.